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Last revision 2026/01/12

This guide offers detailed instructions on installing the ESP32 development board driver and essential libraries in Arduino IDE.

Driver

Install Development Board Driver

  1. Open Arduino IDE, add the download address of the development driver. Select File->Preferences in the menu(or use keyboard shortcut).

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver
  2. Click the icon at the right of the Additional Boards Manager URLs.

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver
  3. Copy the URL address and paste it to the last line in the pop-up box: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/espressif/arduino-esp32/gh-pages/package_esp32_index.json

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver
  4. Click "OK" in the Additional Boards Manager URLs and Preferences.

  5. Select Tools->Board->Boards Manager in the menu.
    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver

  6. The boards Manager will pop up, and the board information will be updated automatically.

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver
  7. Search "ESP32" when the update completed. Select the latest version of development board, and click "Install" to install the driver.

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver
  8. Installation done!

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver
  9. Select Tools->Board->ESP32 Pico Kit, now you can burn programs into the board or check the serail printed data.

    DFR0676 e-ink Display Module for ESP32 Install Development Board Driver

Library

  • GxEPD Library: Used to control the e-ink display. Download from GitHub and install via Arduino IDE's Sketch -> Include Library -> Add .ZIP Library.
  • Adafruit-GFX-Library: Used for graphics and text rendering. Download from GitHub and install via Arduino IDE's library manager.

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